Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jun 12 On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70  

Jun 16 On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)  

Jun 19 On this day in history willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died in the year 1947.  

Jun 24 In the year 1947 death of emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864)  

Jun 26 In the year 1947 death of richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870)  

Jun 28 Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 In the year 1947 death of lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865)  

Jul 12 Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902) died in the year 1947.  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 in the year 1947.  

Jul 17 Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jul 19 On this day in history death of aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915)  

Jul 24 Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1947.  

Jul 30 George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 08 In the year 1947 death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

Aug 13 Johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 19 In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67  

Aug 20 On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79  

Aug 21 In the year 1947 ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies  

Aug 25 On this day in history clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

Aug 28 Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917) died on this day in history.  

Sep 01 On this day in history death of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)  

Sep 06 In the year 1947 paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76  

Sep 12 In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89  

Sep 20 On this day in history fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies  

Sep 21 On this day in history harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69  

Sep 23 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged died in the year 1947.  

Sep 26 Hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Sep 28 In the year 1947 francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

Oct 02 In the year 1947 death of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02 Lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1947 birth of sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut  

Jan 04 J Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of rick Stein, English chef and television presenter